Klingon Language Certification Program

The Klingon Language Certification Program (abbreviated KLCP) is a project of the KLI, created and maintained by d'Armond Speers, designed to recognize mastery of the Klingon language and to standardize, to some extent, levels of proficiency (1).

Levels of proficiency

Before taking any of the proficiency tests, a student is assigned the level of chu'wI'Newcomer. To attain each level, the student must pass the written exam for that level, whose questions are drawn randomly from a large pool of questions. Currently, there is no test for pab pIn rank; presumably that one will need a different design. Upon attaining a new level, the student is given special pins to be worn with pride, as a mark of achievement: a copper-colored one for taghwI', a silver-colored one for ghojwI', and a gold-colored one for po'wI'. Note that the arrangement of these pins as shown here is merely traditional rather than official. Although their shape was designed so that they can combine into the compact form shown, one may wear them in whatever fashion one wishes.